Harpers Ferry station explained

Style:	Amtrak
Harpers Ferry, WV
Address:	120 Potomac Street^[1]
Borough:	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Country:	United States
Owned:	National Park Service
Line:	CSX Cumberland Subdivision
Connections:	PanTran
Platform:	2 side platforms
Parking:	98 spaces
Tracks:	2
Opened:	1889
Accessible:	No^[2]
Other Services Collapsible:	yes
Other Services Header:	Former services
Nrhp:	Embed: yes Nrhp Type: cp Nocat: yes Harpers Ferry Train Station Coordinates: 39.3244°N -77.7311°W Mapframe: yes Mapframe-Custom: Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail Marker-Color: 000 Zoom: 12 Added: 1979^[3] Partof Refnum: 79002584

Harpers Ferry station is a historic railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak's Capitol Limited as well as MARC commuter service. Built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District.

It is a wooden frame Victorian style building, dating from 1889. It sits on buried foundations of original Harpers Ferry armory buildings.^[4]

In 2007, the station was rededicated following a $2.2 million renovation, which included restoration of the station's tower.^[5]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

See also

• B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing

External links

• Harper's Ferry Amtrak-MARC Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

Notes and References

1. Web site: MARC Station Information . . May 29, 2020.
2. Web site: MARC Station Information . . 2021-01-30.
3. Web site: WEST VIRGINIA - Jefferson County. National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc..
4. National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harpers Ferry Historic District. November 1, 1978 . Harpers Ferry Planning Commission. National Park Service.
5. Web site: Harpers Ferry, WV station. Great American Stations. Amtrak. 3 October 2014. October 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072708/http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/HFY. dead.